Before war began, Dante Alighieri was used to evaluate Curtiss floatplanes. The Italian Navy was testing the usefulness of aircraft alongside the service of one of its newest capital ships. This experimentation came before wartime experience made aviation a more established part of fleet operations. The brief passage connects dreadnought service with the early adoption of naval air power.
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A dreadnought evaluates Curtiss floatplanes
Before the First World War, Dante Alighieri helped the Italian Navy assess whether Curtiss floatplanes could provide a useful fleet capability.